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University of Southern California
University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089 United States |
#80 in Best Global Universities
University Data
Total number of students
42,502
Number of international students
10,346
Total number of academic staff
3,219
Number of international staff
536
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
5,337
Number of master's degrees awarded
9,216
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
1,786
Number of research only staff
262
Number of new undergraduate students
4,529
Number of new master's students
5,557
Number of new doctoral students
907
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Rankings
University of Southern California is ranked #80 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Global Universities Rankings
Subject Rankings
- #51in Artificial Intelligence
- #78in Arts and Humanities (tie)
- #63in Biology and Biochemistry
- #82in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #199in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #70in Cell Biology (tie)
- #250in Chemistry (tie)
- #64in Clinical Medicine
- #49in Computer Science
- #20in Economics and Business (tie)
- #62in Education and Educational Research
- #90in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- #82in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #120in Engineering
- #393in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #97in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- #110in Geosciences (tie)
- #184in Immunology
- #197in Materials Science
- #136in Mathematics
- #96in Microbiology
- #46in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #189in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (tie)
- #41in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #43in Oncology
- #129in Optics (tie)
- #147in Pharmacology and Toxicology (tie)
- #236in Physical Chemistry
- #439in Physics (tie)
- #55in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #84in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #56in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #48in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #74in Surgery
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
72.5
Global research reputation
#69
Regional research reputation
#37
Publications
#103
Books
#75
Conferences
#72
Normalized citation impact
#208
Total citations
#92
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#86
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#137
International collaboration - relative to country
#739
International collaboration
#1025
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#98
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#282
Artificial Intelligence overall score
62.9
Artificial Intelligence publications
#86
Artificial Intelligence conferences
#23
Artificial Intelligence normalized citation impact
#30
Artificial Intelligence total citations
#56
Artificial Intelligence number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#23
Artificial Intelligence percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#16
Artificial Intelligence international collaboration - relative to country
#131
Artificial Intelligence international collaboration
#79
Artificial Intelligence number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#100
Artificial Intelligence percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Arts and Humanities overall score
62.5
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#72
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#29
Arts and Humanities publications
#99
Arts and Humanities books
#153
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#111
Arts and Humanities total citations
#87
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#72
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#71
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#135
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#311
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
59.2
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#253
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#49
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#128
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#24
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#65
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#77
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#69
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#88
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#298
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#58
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#41
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
44.3
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#220
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#126
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#32
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#121
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#108
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#23
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#39
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#76
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#75
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#38
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
45.6
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#168
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#119
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#207
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#192
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#166
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#165
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#173
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#211
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#188
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#202
Cell Biology overall score
52.0
Cell Biology publications
#120
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#81
Cell Biology total citations
#99
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#104
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#95
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#30
Cell Biology international collaboration
#117
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#57
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Chemistry overall score
56.1
Chemistry global research reputation
#486
Chemistry regional research reputation
#63
Chemistry publications
#406
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#196
Chemistry total citations
#304
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#277
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#227
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#631
Chemistry international collaboration
#586
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#252
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#228
Clinical Medicine overall score
72.9
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#47
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#28
Clinical Medicine publications
#72
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#426
Clinical Medicine total citations
#86
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#66
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#201
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#630
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#81
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#343
Computer Science overall score
72.6
Computer Science global research reputation
#36
Computer Science regional research reputation
#29
Computer Science publications
#102
Computer Science conferences
#25
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#39
Computer Science total citations
#61
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#28
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#603
Computer Science international collaboration
#501
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#200
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#526
Economics and Business overall score
70.0
Economics and Business global research reputation
#40
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#23
Economics and Business publications
#43
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#16
Economics and Business total citations
#16
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#27
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#49
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#136
Economics and Business international collaboration
#243
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#21
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Education and Educational Research overall score
54.6
Education and Educational Research publications
#66
Education and Educational Research conferences
#116
Education and Educational Research normalized citation impact
#48
Education and Educational Research total citations
#67
Education and Educational Research number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Education and Educational Research percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Education and Educational Research international collaboration - relative to country
#34
Education and Educational Research international collaboration
#125
Education and Educational Research number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#42
Education and Educational Research percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#45
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
67.3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#156
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#59
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#60
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#98
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#125
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#224
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#191
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#98
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
59.9
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#117
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#107
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#110
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#75
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#16
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#125
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#158
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#65
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#29
Engineering overall score
66.4
Engineering global research reputation
#78
Engineering regional research reputation
#27
Engineering publications
#235
Engineering conferences
#87
Engineering normalized citation impact
#250
Engineering total citations
#196
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#221
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#418
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#369
Engineering international collaboration
#395
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#184
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#306
Environment/Ecology overall score
43.7
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#309
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#68
Environment/Ecology publications
#411
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#291
Environment/Ecology total citations
#364
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#335
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#263
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#420
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#447
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#616
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#652
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
50.3
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#117
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#101
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#116
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#78
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#82
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#124
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#99
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Geosciences overall score
57.2
Geosciences global research reputation
#100
Geosciences regional research reputation
#33
Geosciences publications
#161
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#118
Geosciences total citations
#134
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#101
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#65
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#253
Geosciences international collaboration
#312
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#192
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#250
Immunology overall score
27.5
Immunology global research reputation
#86
Immunology regional research reputation
#60
Immunology publications
#167
Immunology normalized citation impact
#201
Immunology total citations
#186
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#169
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#178
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#199
Immunology international collaboration
#204
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#185
Materials Science overall score
49.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#212
Materials Science regional research reputation
#39
Materials Science publications
#376
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#179
Materials Science total citations
#286
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#266
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#187
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#454
Materials Science international collaboration
#324
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#319
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#332
Mathematics overall score
57.0
Mathematics global research reputation
#189
Mathematics regional research reputation
#58
Mathematics publications
#205
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#87
Mathematics total citations
#154
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#107
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#54
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#333
Mathematics international collaboration
#302
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#119
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#110
Microbiology overall score
43.7
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#34
Microbiology publications
#132
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#29
Microbiology total citations
#81
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#75
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#26
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#101
Microbiology international collaboration
#178
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#70
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#60
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
61.6
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#92
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#40
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#84
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#88
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#60
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#117
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#41
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#198
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#49
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology overall score
35.4
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology publications
#180
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conferences
#64
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology normalized citation impact
#219
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology total citations
#193
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#206
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration - relative to country
#231
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration
#172
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#292
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
63.2
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#104
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#43
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#50
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#86
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#41
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#38
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#51
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#59
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#270
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#33
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#41
Oncology overall score
63.0
Oncology publications
#58
Oncology conferences
#24
Oncology normalized citation impact
#126
Oncology total citations
#43
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#41
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#96
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#28
Oncology international collaboration
#148
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#61
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#157
Optics overall score
50.5
Optics publications
#174
Optics conferences
#75
Optics normalized citation impact
#73
Optics total citations
#144
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#147
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#87
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#103
Optics international collaboration
#116
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#123
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#86
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
50.0
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#107
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#39
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#217
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#143
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#202
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#267
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#314
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#86
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#169
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#108
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#74
Physical Chemistry overall score
51.5
Physical Chemistry publications
#238
Physical Chemistry conferences
#68
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#252
Physical Chemistry total citations
#238
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#224
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#253
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#263
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#295
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#320
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#387
Physics overall score
45.7
Physics global research reputation
#180
Physics regional research reputation
#46
Physics publications
#447
Physics normalized citation impact
#486
Physics total citations
#489
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#524
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#580
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#806
Physics international collaboration
#730
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#518
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#584
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
63.1
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#63
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#45
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#51
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#149
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#55
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#102
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#44
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#322
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#275
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
58.9
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#39
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#83
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#247
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#70
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#40
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#108
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#225
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#290
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#235
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
62.5
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#62
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#10
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#51
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#56
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#144
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#67
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#154
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#54
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
69.6
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#27
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#22
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#41
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#160
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#43
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#269
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#164
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#544
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#259
Surgery overall score
58.1
Surgery publications
#32
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#203
Surgery total citations
#42
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#43
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#206
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#120
Surgery international collaboration
#204
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#57
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#169